Girls to Buy (2021) User Reviews

Well-made but disingenuous

[GenXer · 5/10 · 24 July 2022]

This is a well-made film ... about stupid people who get themselves into difficult situations .... and dishonest people who exploit that stupidity.

The problem is that this film claims to be a great deal more than this. The text narrative at the end tries to convince us that what we just saw was an example of sex-traficking. This is incorrect, insincere, and a slap in the face of people whose lives have been and continue to be touched by this horrible crime.

Sex trafickig is when a weak and defenseless person, like a child or teenager, is kidnapped, cut off from family and support system, and forced into sexual slavery under threat of violence or even murder.

Of course, this is not what this movie is about at all. These are fully grown adult women who are willing participants out of sheer greed and raging hormones. Prostitution is the world's oldest profession, and not all prostitutes are desperate teenage runaways and street corner hookers. Many "high class" escorts actually like their job and even make a very good living doing it.

A better movie about sex traficking is "Taken", or even Rambo 5! I'm sure there are others that I'm just not familiar with. But knowing that atrocities portrayed in "Taken" can and do happen, assigning the label of sex-traficking to the deliberate trashy lifestyle portrayed in "Girls to Buy" is a shameless disservice to the true victims.

Not saying you shouldn't watch this film. Just don't let yourself be had by its pretentious message.

Dziewczyny z Dubaju - recenzja

[kayleewil · 5/10 · 2 December 2021]

Apparently, everyone can be bought, it all depends only on the price and circumstances. At least that's what the idea of gold says, which is somewhat difficult to verify - because most of us have never intended to corrupt, buy or pimp ... Our personal price is one of the main themes of "Girls from Dubai", which the creators do not let us forget when repeating it's stubbornly. The second motive is an equally golden thought that karma returns - that is, that we will have to pay for what we have done in our lives. And here we have more personal experiences, albeit quite different. After all, we know of those who have not paid for arming at all, but not at all.

"Girls from Dubai" is a huge promotional success, because the whole internet cares about this film, as if it could be at least a Polish candidate for an Oscar. And he couldn't. It is a bizarre fusion of entertainment cinema with departures to quite embarrassing areas, with a cinema of golden thoughts, but also an attempt to look at prostitution from the perspective of women. For the second time I will definitely not see "Girls", but I would also cruelly sin with tales that everything was wrong here.

storyline is nonsense (except for the sex parties with rich Arabs)

[Anastasia97 · 3/10 · 27 March 2023]

From beginning to the end, the story was nonsensical. Except the hookers with Arabs. That is definitely true. Main characters were BS. Emi's boyfriend would magically find her on a private yacht in a foreign country while she is hooking with her girls. He knew what she was and had no problem with it? Really? Married her anyway and developed a problem with her being a hooker after she quit. She attacked a rich Arab on his yacht? If she did that in real life, she would never leave that yacht alive. Her pimp (Sam) wanted to introduce her to his family in MIlan? No one would beleive that. And lastly, why did she get arrested so many years later? After she got married, had a child, etc... A lot of details do not make sense. And the yacht parties were not filmed in Cannes.

Worth(y)

[kosmasp · 7/10 · 25 September 2022]

No pun intended - I was not aware of the controversy the movie had stirred up. Polish movies seem to aim for acting out and giving people things to talk about. While this is not nearly as explicit as another movie (that at the time of writing is a trilogy), it does contain a lot of nudity ... and a lot of violence too.

Are we all open to the concept of being bought? Is there a price where we would do something we would otherwise call morally wrong? Like how much would it take for you to sleep with someone? Or are you only "available" for oral satisfaction? To be paid for that is of course. Now before you get outraged at the thought, it is not me who asks that question in the first place - at least not here in this case. It is the movie (or the book I reckon this is based on).

In Germany there are two versions availabel to screen - one of them is cut - around 3 minutes being cut out. I watched that by mistake, but read what I missed out on. To be honest, they could have left that stuff in - but on the other hand, especially the scene towards the end, I am almost thankful they cut it out ... it is abhorring to say the least. But it is part of the movie and it is part of the journey ... a journey that may make you mad! Rightfully so ..

Wow just wow, I've watched this for you guys

[curtisratcliff · 1/10 · 1 April 2022]

First off whoever wrote this must be connected with this erm dont know what to call it

"This movie has been on everybody's tongues for months." ^^^has it? It's really not dont think anyone has even mentioned it, guys this is truly terrible dont waste your time i dont think I've seen anything this poor in a long long time its truly terrible.

A very famous actor is the main character.

[f-73881-66716 · 7/10 · 2 March 2022]

I've seen a movie called Halliday before, and I've seen this man acting there. She is probably an actor that women would know. Still, he was handsome and his acting was cool.

Nothing about Dubai in it , just in the title!

[mohammedezz85 · 1/10 · 5 June 2022]

I saw the movie and I can tell they just used the name of Dubai city in the title maybe for commercial reasons or other, but the movie has nothing about Dubai!

90% of the events in Europe, and for girls from Poland, and most of their customs are Europeans from Europe, just some are Saudis and in Europe!

Dubai has just 10:5 minutes in it and even those short minutes weren't filmed in Dubai and has nothing about Dubai , just you can place the name of any other city and it can go!

The movie itself is so long and can make you feel boring, the acting was ok, and bad from some who seems just started acting.

Some events doesn't look can really happen in the real life this way.

This IS real, and a global problem: a list of truths

[kiss_the_pussycats · 10/10 · 6 September 2022]

Great portrayal of a pretty realistic situation. Glad that this tough topic is being brought up. The brilliance is in the end when some women suffered and some enjoyed: the director tried to expose the truth, took a neutral position, and not send any message of blaming who is right or wrong.

What rings the bell and from my knowledge, is real:

• pageant turned escorts: extremely common in all societies both rich and poor
• Saudis looking for paid sxx are vicious and hungry, yes, that's definitely true
• be honest before marriage, don't marry someone you haven't spent enough time with or it might explode in your face
• don't let anyone tape you having sxx; they must be destroyed even so; that stuff bites anyone back. It's very sad these things tend to hurt women most.

• don't fall for quick money. 100% of the time the job is a scam or something way beyond your comfort zone (human trafficking is REAL)
• don't trust anyone who has betrayed you even once.

There is no such thing as easy money

[x11-670-205448 · 8/10 · 16 May 2022]

Story about rise and fall of an escort girl turned pimp and how cutthroat your "friends" can be.

The production value is quite high, though some of the scenes are quite cheesy, but still, it is a movie worth seeing.

Surprisingly beautiful and haunting

[mybin-80913 · 10/10 · 18 February 2022]

I was really surprised by the visual depth and quality of the film, which could easily have felt cheap because of the nudity and explicit sex that dominates it. It must not be easy to act but the performance was really good.

Beautifully shot video with beautiful people and a sordid story

[michaeldudziak · 10/10 · 4 December 2021]

This movie has been on everybody's tongues for months. It's inspired by true events and many famous people were frightened to be exposed by this movie.

The movie itself tells a seedy story of Emi who tries her hardest to get out of the little town by sleeping with rich Arabs amd organising high class prostitution.

It's beautifully shot, has beautiful people in it and shows some hot, steamy action.

It is a bit long, that is my only criticism.

Paulina Galazka is unbelievable ....

[yasmeengiumale · 8/10 · 29 June 2022]

This film shots light on how women are tricked into prostitution either by loved ones (your mom or dad) or simply through human trafficking!! If you skip the explicit sex scenes the plot is very heartbreaking! It starts with a teenage girl dreaming to become a pagent winner turned into a madame recruiting other girls into prostitution and ending up a victim of a vicious rape and a criminal spending time behind bars and losing her child and mom forever. And non of the men who instigated this system of abuse are held responsible on the contrary they carry on living their lives as if they have never done any evil. And the saga continues with the cycle of abuse!!!

It's not just about sexy movie

[aosora-05203 · 9/10 · 18 February 2022]

Highly polished. A good production value and a shocking story behind the glittering city, Cannes. It's originally from a book and the book is based on a real story. I visited Cannes a few times but never imagined what's really going on. It's not just about a sexy movie. It also shows the truth nobody knows and nobody wants to know.

Glamorous but very sad movie

[vmalikova-31020 · 8/10 · 21 November 2023]

I watched the original picture in Polish with English subtitles when it first came out. The language is unfamiliar to me except for some rooted words (I'm Russian), regardless this movie was very much attention grabber with sexy characters (male & female), luxurious dreamy lifestyle one could not even imagine. Familiar eye-candy main British actor from Gabriel's Inferno, yet it's a very very and I mean very sad story. About poverty in some countries which lead poor girls to sell their bodies in escort business thinking it will lead them to a better life.

I can't even begin to discuss how it turns out for some of the characters who end up either dead, forgotten or who knows what happened to them after their virginity is taken. It's just incredibly sad what some people have to go through in order to taste the main gourmet dish which is served cold - $MONEY$.

At the end the moral of the story is, no matter what your occupation is or how much money you make - as long as it's descent, cultural, well mannered business - people will accept you in society. In essence what's written between the lines, prostituting yourself for carnal pleasure is wrong, ungodly, dirty matter of business which comes with a harsh price.

Do I recommend to watch it. Yes, why not. But the movie does not end happy as they have it in 50 shades of grey.

Not sure why any 1 stars at all...one of the better movies ...

[onlinevirtual · 10/10 · 24 July 2022]

This is a great realistic movie with some good actors and can't help but think there is some truth in many of these parts of the movie, highly recommended. You must feel sorry for not only the girls but also the cultures that think p**** is some sort of currency to trade in.

Realistic movie

[elenakhlimankova · 9/10 · 22 June 2022]

I found this movie interesting, it is about a real problem of the Eastern Europe countries. Nowadays people should know that these problems exist in the world.

Deeper than it seems

[baklushinskaya · 9/10 · 29 June 2022]

Great movie. Nicely shot, interesting to watch but leaves a heavy feeling. It's like, it's not the government's fault that people are poor, it's not the men's fault that they want s"x, are ready to buy girls and do whatever they want with them. It's all the girls' fault, they are the ones who should go to freaking jail.

Fascinating!

[frenchman70 · 9/10 · 19 July 2022]

The title for this film was definitely intriguing and I was pretty floored by the quality of the production and the very enticing story of young women pursuing a lifestyle that eventually becomes their downfall. The trailer really did justice to the film for once. Highly recommended.

Fantasy for whom

[deddfe · 9/10 · 2 March 2022]

Within the framework of a movie, a video for over 19 years of age was released, and although it is an attractive subject, it is also a subject that should be seriously considered.

Respect

[annavi-87212 · 10/10 · 18 August 2022]

There is something to think about.

Good directing and cinematography. Not bad actors. Watching the film takes place in one breath and forces the viewer to immerse himself in the events. You see the situation from both sides, which helps not only to despise, but also to sympathize with the characters. I think everyone should watch this movie.

Overall a strong and worthwhile film.

Especially considering that he is Polish. This is a significant rise of Polish film culture.

A cautionary tale.

[CriticsVoiceVideo · 8/10 · 8 March 2023]

Great casting and performances all throughout this haunting, sordid, sexy true life tale. Good direction, some nice cinematography, and solid writing make the long running time endurable. Very few moments felt slow to me. I thought it was nicely paced between the drama, the comedy, and the sexual content. Everything you could want in a film like this.

WARNING: If you don't like seeing the dark side of human nature then this film will absolutely not appeal to you.

Again, If you don't like seeing the dark side of human nature then this film will absolutely not appeal to you.

As for me, I liked it and recommend giving it a watch...or two.

A surprisingly good movie

[alx_bu · 9/10 · 12 November 2022]

The average rating wasn't that high, so I was putting this movie away or some time. And I am glad I watched it.

Frankly, I do not understand the all the 1s. This movie feature some serious topics and can be visually hard for many. If you can't stand visuals of sex, violence and... sexual violence, then save yourself and do not watch it. It is not a happy movie.

For those aware of serious moral issues in this world, the movie delivers. It is really well made and played.

My only complaints would be that some scenes are unnessisarily streched. The movie could be well under 2 hours to deliver the same message but more distilled. But anyway, there is afast forward button for that.